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Fathering the UnFathered—Father Wounds, Masculinity, and Healing

Fathering the UnFathered—Father Wounds, Masculinity, and Healing

Guest blog by Sholom— For many men who experience same-sex attraction (SSA), and many men in general, there lies a deeper story beneath the surface of yearning or desire.  A story not only about sexuality, but about longing, loss, and the ache for connection that was...
Redefining Strength: Vulnerability, Masculinity, and Emotional Healing

Redefining Strength: Vulnerability, Masculinity, and Emotional Healing

Guest blog by Sholom— What is strength? I once saw a meme that said something like, “the strongest people find the courage and the caring to help others, even if they are going through their own storm.” And sure, there’s truth to that — for some men. But I’ve...
Healing Takes Time: Why Going Slow Is Not a Failure

Healing Takes Time: Why Going Slow Is Not a Failure

Guest blog by Sholom— For those of us walking a path of healing, it’s easy to get caught in a loop of urgency. We want to feel better now. We want to move forward, shed old patterns, find peace, love well, and live free. Urgency can feel like a push toward survival,...
Psychological Projections: How What I See in Others Is Really About Me

Psychological Projections: How What I See in Others Is Really About Me

Guest blog by Sholom— For years I feared I wasn’t enough.  Not good enough.  Not man enough.  Not smart enough.  Not handsome enough.  It continued as I grew older.  Into my teens. Into my marriage. It continued when I became a father. In workshops and peer led...
Same-Sex Attraction: My Burden, My Gift.

Same-Sex Attraction: My Burden, My Gift.

Guest blog by Sholom—There are stories I carry that not only haunt my nightmares, they pepper my days with a brokenness and hurt I like to convince myself no one else will ever understand. But I don’t recognize them as stories. I carry them like a well worn...